spec: FinOps Framework 1.0
provider: HouseCanary
providerId: housecanary
created: 2026-06-12
modified: 2026-06-12
billingModel: hybrid
description: >
  HouseCanary uses a hybrid billing model combining subscription-based platform access
  (monthly or annual tiers) with usage-based metered charges for API calls and additional
  reports. Annual subscriptions receive a discount versus monthly billing. API call costs
  vary by endpoint tier from $0.05 to $6.00 per successful call.
focusColumns:
  - BilledCost
  - UsageQuantity
  - UsageUnit
  - ResourceId
  - ServiceName
  - ChargeType
  - ChargeDescription
meters:
  - name: Platform Subscription
    serviceCategory: SaaS
    chargeType: recurring
    billingPeriod: month
    usageUnit: subscription
    pricingModel: tiered
    tiers:
      - tier: Basic
        monthlyPrice: 19.00
        annualPrice: 190.00
        currency: USD
      - tier: Pro
        monthlyPrice: 79.00
        annualPrice: 790.00
        currency: USD
      - tier: Teams
        monthlyPrice: 199.00
        annualPrice: 1990.00
        currency: USD
      - tier: Enterprise
        monthlyPrice: custom
        annualPrice: custom
        currency: USD
  - name: Property Analytics API Call
    serviceCategory: API
    chargeType: usage
    billingPeriod: month
    usageUnit: successful API call
    pricingModel: tiered
    priceLow: 0.05
    priceHigh: 6.00
    currency: USD
    notes: Price per call depends on endpoint tier (basic data vs. AVM vs. value report)
  - name: Custom Valuation Report
    serviceCategory: Report
    chargeType: usage
    billingPeriod: month
    usageUnit: report
    pricingModel: overage
    includedInPlan:
      Basic: 2
      Pro: 15
      Teams: 40
    overagePrice:
      low: 9.00
      high: 12.00
    currency: USD
  - name: AVM PDF Report
    serviceCategory: Report
    chargeType: usage
    billingPeriod: month
    usageUnit: report
    pricingModel: overage
    includedInPlan:
      Basic: 0
      Pro: 15
      Teams: 40
    currency: USD
  - name: Portfolio Monitoring
    serviceCategory: Monitoring
    chargeType: usage
    billingPeriod: month
    usageUnit: property per month
    pricingModel: per-unit
    priceRange:
      low: 0.35
      high: 0.45
    currency: USD
    includedInPlan:
      Teams: 50
  - name: Additional Team Seat
    serviceCategory: UserLicense
    chargeType: usage
    billingPeriod: month
    usageUnit: active user per month
    price: 10.00
    currency: USD
    applicablePlans:
      - Teams
      - Enterprise
principles:
  - name: Understand Usage
    description: >
      Track API call counts by endpoint tier to understand cost drivers. Batch
      POST requests (up to 100 items) can improve efficiency and reduce per-call overhead.
  - name: Optimize Commitment
    description: >
      Annual subscriptions provide roughly 17% savings over month-to-month billing
      across all plan tiers. Choose the appropriate tier to minimize overage charges.
  - name: Allocate Costs
    description: >
      Separate subscription costs from API usage costs in cost allocation. Tag
      API calls by use case (valuation, risk, rental) to attribute costs to business units.
  - name: Rightsize Plans
    description: >
      Monitor included report usage each month. If consistently exceeding plan limits,
      upgrade to the next tier to avoid per-unit overage pricing.